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Welcome to REL 100: Religion and Popular Culture. We will be using #GruenREL100 as the hashtag for the course. BTW - I am no big fan of this platform, but this is a useful tool for sharing information.

Welcome to REL 254: New Testament! Watch this space for announcements, articles and points of interest. #GruenREL254

Welcome to REL 117: Animals and the Sacred! Watch this space for announcements, articles, and points of interest. #GruenREL117

Locative discourse on time in an Audi commercial - a version of this is airing on Fox during the World Series. ispot.tv/a/qFvt #GruenPop

Check out this article; I think it fits into some of our conversations in shifts of "monster discourse", etc. cnn.com/2022/10/29/opi… #GruenPop

Check out this fantasy and sci-fi writer on the Ezra Kline Show. She talks a lot about the confluence of identity and values in a way that maps on the J.Z. Smith's maps. Listen at about 20 minutes in, if you want to cut to the chase! #GruenPop nytimes.com/2022/10/18/opi…

"Nice PJS" - The Simpsons youtu.be/q2KbZXMwaAc #GruenPop Bart Simpson, the ultimate rebel - but still trapped by the locative system of family. (But he knows it!)

Here is the flyer for "WorldViews" - Fall 2022 #GruenPop #GruenTheory

How does the Walt Disney corporation function in our world to build order and meaning? Listen to this episode of ReligionWise to learn about Disney as a quasi religious phenomenon. #GruenPop "Disney as religion? - Jill Peterfeso" at buzzsprout.com/1848778/100799…

How does #blessed function as a discourse? Homer Donates A Coupon To The Church youtu.be/TOBvX6CKLZs #GruenPop

Here is the survey mentioned in class that makes a connection between religious literacy and "warmth" towards people of other religious traditions. #GruenTheory pewresearch.org/religion/2019/…

Welcome to the Fall 2022 edition of Theory and Method for the Study of Religion at Muhlenberg! #GruenTheory

Welcome to the Fall 2022 edition of Religion and Popular Culture at Muhlenberg! #GruenPop

Check out ReligionWise, a podcast from The Institute for Religious and Cultural Understanding! The first episode features Simran Jeet Singh on Sikhism, empathy, and inclusion. Follow this link or listen wherever you get your podcasts! #sikhism #muhlenberg buzzsprout.com/1848778/9344201

New room for REL 254: New Testament! We will now be meeting in New Science 314 - same days, same time. See you then! #GruenREL254

The latest "First Friday" is available, featuring Mark Kelly Tyler from AME Mother Bethel in Philadelphia. muhlenbergcollege.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/… Be engaged! The conversation continues at "Talkback Tuesday" - this Tuesday, 5/11 at 3pm. Find the details on Canvas. #GruenTheory #GruenREL355

Check out this ~30 minute podcast! It deals with most topics from REL355. For REL202 - notice the discourse on space and place (a la Tweed). 4th century Christian martyr shrines locations & the negotiation of power & diversity religiousstudiesproject.com/podcast/power-… #GruenREL355 #Gruentheory

abc.net.au/news/2021-05-0… #GruenRel355

Please see the image below for Religion Studies and Jewish Studies courses for Fall 2021 at Muhlenberg. Please reach out with any questions! #GruenREL355 #GruenTheory